Richard R. Gans
President & Shareholder

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Certifications

Board Certified as a Specialist in Wills, Trusts, and Estates, The Florida Bar, 1997

Bar and Court Admissions

Education

University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
- LL.M. in Taxation – 1992
University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington
- J.D. – 1988
- Washington Law Review, Co-Editor-in-Chief
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- M.A. – 1985
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- B.A. – 1980

Published Works

IRA And Qualified Plan Benefits in Asset Protection In Florida, a volume published by The Florida Bar, Sixth Edition, 2020.
Protection of Inherited IRA’s, ACTEC Law Journal, Co-Author, Vol. 36, No. 3, Winter, 2010
Disclaimer Reform and UDPIA: The Disappointing Amendments of 2006 Estate Planning, Warren, Gorham & Lamont of RIA, December, 2006 (Co-Author with Professor Adam Hirsch)
How Protected Are Your Clients’ Retirement Accounts After the 2005 Bankruptcy Act?, The Florida Bar Journal, November, 2005
Disclaimer Reform: New Developments and Additional Reflections Estate Planning, Warren, Gorham & Lamont of RIA, June, 2005 (Co-Author with Professor Adam Hirsch)
Perfecting Disclaimer Reform: Suggestions for a Revised Uniform Act, Estate Planning, a publication of Warren, Gorham & Lamont of RIA, Volume 31, Number 4, April, 2004 (Co-Author with Professor Adam Hirsch)
Disclaimer Reform Is on the Way, Action Line, a publication of The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, Vol. XXV, No. 4, Summer, 2004
Pet Trusts: The Next New Thing on Your Estate Planning Questionnaire, The Docket, a Newsletter of the Sarasota County Bar Association, November, 2002
Waiting for Estate Tax Repeal: What Do You Tell Your Clients in the Meantime?, The Florida Bar Journal, November 4, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc., Past Board Chair, Director
Woman’s Exchange, Inc., Past Board Chair, Director
Charitable Gift Planners of Southwest Florida, Past President
Southwest Florida Estate Planning Council, Past President
The Florida Bar Journal, Past Probate and Trust Column Editor
The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, Asset Protection Committee, Vice-Chair
The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, IRA and Employee Benefits, Committee Member
The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, Probate Law and Procedure, Committee Member
The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, Trust Law, Committee Member
The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, Estate and Trust Tax Planning Committee, Past Chair
The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, Wills, Trusts and Estates Certification Examination Review Committee, Past Chair
Sarasota County Bar Association, Member
Sarasota Concert Band and Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble, Director

Honors and Awards

Best Lawyers® 2024 “Lawyer of the Year,” Trusts and Estates Law, Sarasota Metro Area, also awarded in 2012, 2016, 2021
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Best Lawyers® 2018 “Lawyer of the Year,” Trusts and Estates Law, Sarasota Metro Area
2007 – 2023 Florida Super Lawyer®
2008 – 2021 Florida Legal Elite
2010 – 2024 Best Lawyers® in America
Top 50: 2019 Tampa Bay Super Lawyers ® List
Top 100: 2016 & 2019 Florida Super Lawyers ® List
Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Client’s Guide
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

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Personal Interests

Being a husband to his wife, and a father to his daughter
Playing the tuba with the Sarasota Concert Band and the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble
Voracious reader of history, 19th century fiction and 21st century thrillers
Annually attending the Indianapolis 500 since the 1970s

Richard R. GansPresident & Shareholder